Question

Select the option which has an error in it. If the sentence is correct, select “No error”.
a) He is every bit b) as guilty c) as I. d) No ERROR.

a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d

Answer 1

Hint: This is a straightforward question. All we have to do is, spot the error in the sentence. A complete sentence has been broken up into parts here and numbered accordingly. Just pick up the part which you feel is incorrect. If you feel there is no error, then go for the last option.

Complete answer:
This sentence is, He is every bit as guilty as I. It is wrong in only one part. It is an incomplete sentence. It will be complete only if we add am at the end of it. So, the complete sentence will be, He is every bit as guilty as I am. So, it is wrong in part (c) . The correct option thus is, (c).
Sentences do not end with “as I”. If we use “me” instead, then it’s okay. For example, She was as stressed as me. It cannot be written as, She was as stressed as I. Then again, we have to add an appropriate “be-verb”. For example, She was as stressed as I was.

Note: While correcting a sentence, look for missing parts of speech. In this exercise, a be-verb was missing. Most sentences in such exercises will have errors, so don’t go for the “No error” option straightaway. Read the sentence slowly and analyse it part by part.